EP1113501B1 - MOSFET de puissance à électrode de grille en tranchée - Google Patents
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- MOSFET, comprenant :une puce semi-conductrice (69) ayant des première et seconde surfaces principales, la puce semi-conductrice comprenant un substrat (63) et une couche épitaxiale (62) recouvrant le substrat (63) ;une tranchée (68) s'étendant à partir de la première surface principale de la puce semi-conductrice, la tranchée ayant des première et seconde sections qui définissent une mesa (72) ;une grille (61) disposée dans la tranchée et isolée par une couche diélectrique (70) de la puce semi-conductrice, la grille étant dopée avec des ions d'un premier type de conductivité ;une région source (65) du premier type de conductivité située dans la mesa (72) adjacente à la première surface principale de la puce semi-conductrice ;une région de corps (64) d'un second type de conductivité située dans la mesa sous la région source et adjacente à la tranchée (68) ; etune région de drain du premier type de conductivité située sous la région de corps (64), la région de drain comprenant une région de dérive (66) du premier type de conductivité, au moins une partie de la région de dérive étant située dans la couche épitaxiale,dans lequel la densité de charge nette des ions du premier type de conductivité dans une partie de la région de dérive (66) entre les tranchées n'est pas supérieure à 5 x 1012 cm-2, mesurée en référence à un plan perpendiculaire à la surface supérieure de la puce semi-conductrice et calculée comme un entier de la concentration de dopage nette à travers la mesa (72) à partir de la première section jusqu'à la seconde section de la tranchée ; etdans laquelle une concentration de dopage du premier type de conductivité dans la région de dérive (66) a un profil de dopage à gradient de type gaussien, linéaire sur une échelle logarithmique, augmentant progressivement en direction du substrat (63) de la jonction entre la région de dérive (66) et la région de corps (64) jusqu'à un endroit où la concentration de dopage commence à augmenter en conséquence d'une diffusion ascendante de dopant à partir du substrat ; etdans lequel au moins une partie de la région de dérive (66) est située dans la mesa (72).
- MOSFET selon la revendication 1, dans lequel la tranchée (68) s'étend jusqu'à l'endroit où le linéaire sur un profil de dopage à gradient à échelle logarithmique de la région de dérive se termine et la concentration de dopage commence à augmenter en conséquence de la diffusion ascendante de dopant à partir du substrat (63).
- MOSFET selon la revendication 1, dans lequel une partie de la région de dérive (66) est interposée entre un fond de la tranchée (68) et le substrat (63).
- MOSFET selon la revendication 1, dans lequel la couche épitaxiale a environ 2,5 µm d'épaisseur, la tranchée a environ 1,7 µm de profondeur, et la concentration de dopage de la région de dérive est à environ 7 x 1015 cm-3 au niveau de la jonction entre la région de dérive et la région de corps et environ 3,5 x 1016 cm-3 à un niveau où la concentration de dopage commence à augmenter à la suite de la diffusion ascendante de dopant à partir du substrat.
- MOSFET selon la revendication 1, dans lequel :la région de corps est implantée avec une dose d'implant de 3,0 x 1012 cm-2 à une énergie d'implant de 100 keV ou 120 keV ou 140 keV, la concentration de dopage de corps maximale étant de l'ordre de 5 x 1016 cm-3;la longueur du canal est de l'ordre de 0,4 µm ;le profil de dopage à gradient de type gaussien de la région de dérive (66), linéaire sur une échelle logarithmique, et augmentant dans la direction du substrat est d'environ 7 x 1015 cm-3 au niveau de la jonction entre la région de dérive (66) et la région de corps (64) et d'environ 4 x 1016 cm-3 à l'endroit où le linéaire sur un profil de dopage à gradient à échelle logarithmique se termine et la concentration de dopage commence à augmenter en conséquence de la diffusion ascendante de dopant à partir du substrat (63) ;la couche épitaxiale est du silicium de 2,5 µm d'épaisseur, la tranchée (68) a 1,7 µm de profondeur ;la région source a une concentration de dopage d'environ 2 x 1020 cm-3 à la première surface principale ; etla région de drain de substrat a une concentration de dopage d'environ 2 x 1019 cm-3.
- MOSFET selon la revendication 1, dans lequel :la couche diélectrique (70) est de l'oxyde et a une épaisseur de 50 nm ;la région de corps est implantée avec une dose d'implant de corps de 2,5 x 1012 cm-2 à une énergie d'implant de 120 keV ;la largeur de la tranchée (68) est de 0,8 µm ; etla largeur de la mesa (72) est de 1,2 µm.
- MOSFET selon la revendication 1, dans lequel :la couche diélectrique (70) est de l'oxyde et a une épaisseur de 50 nm ;la région de corps est implantée avec une dose d'implant de corps de 2,5 x 1012 cm-2 à une énergie d'implant de 140 keV ;la largeur de la tranchée (68) est de 0,8 µm ; etla largeur de la mesa (72) est de 1,6 µm.
- MOSFET selon la revendication 1, dans lequel une épaisseur de la couche diélectrique (70) au niveau d'un fond de la tranchée est d'environ 0,2 µm.
- MOSFET selon la revendication 1, dans lequel la couche diélectrique (70) a une épaisseur de 30 nm, et dans lequel la tension de seuil est d'environ 0,6 volt.
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